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LeBron James: Ownership of an NBA team is an 'aspiration,' not a 'dream'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- With Michael Jordan hosting All-Star weekend as the only former player to serve as the principal owner of an NBA team, LeBron James said that, while team ownership is a goal for when he's finished playing, it's not his singular focus.

"It's not that it's intoxicating to me and I don't think about it on a day to day basis," James said when asked about NBA ownership at Saturday's All-Star media availability session.

It was a step back from his recent declaration to The Athletic about the subject, when James said, "Ain't no maybe about it.